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Database Entry



Phorpiex


Vendor detections: 18


Intelligence 18 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f116c0400a9cd5d5629bdf6453cabaa4f1715a042d4efd6e5882f30f6642c1aa
SHA3-384 hash: ce4914a3ceced842b29388c04b68d3df8f8eb08935400b418fa93d7e2cb6a5ef8a0029a6061dbe4e72e0151639d3b017
SHA1 hash: 4a580fc0decf1c7e3496f86ca9f31794c6f18e6e
MD5 hash: 84723ecd740f5600c7d53eb17af748fe
humanhash: washington-sierra-cup-jersey
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature Phorpiex
File size:90'112 bytes
First seen:2026-08-09 23:19:10 UTC
Last seen:2026-08-11 12:24:51 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 2b1576a7a1f4aa6570bb1a33aca4c56e (1 x Phorpiex)
ssdeep 1536:iBHfP6Fmav8214fM5HKBRe/hKM82BqjhqRDh4pGreXA:A/pOyfUHKy/Y32QjU4pGreXA
TLSH T1A4933A01F590A07FF9EA81FAD2F24A69582CFF74134984E39290755B97206EEFC7502B
TrID 36.5% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
14.5% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
14.4% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
11.1% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
9.9% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter Bitsight
Tags:dropped-by-phorpiex exe Phorpiex


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Bitsight
url: http://178.16.54.109/bolodo

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
84
# of downloads :
179
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
phorpiex
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-08-09 23:29:12 UTC
Tags:
auto-reg phorpiex botnet

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the Windows directory
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Changing an executable file
Connecting to a non-recommended domain
Connection attempt
Creating a window
DNS request
Sending a UDP request
Creating a file
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Connection attempt to an infection source
Creating a file in the mass storage device
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source
Infecting executable files
Enabling threat expansion on mass storage devices
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
crypto evasive explorer fingerprint lolbin microsoft_visual_cc phorpiex
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-08-09T20:33:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-10T22:00:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Gathering data
Threat name:
Win32.Worm.Phorpiex
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-09 23:19:26 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 24 (79.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
phorphiex
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:phorphiex discovery loader persistence spyware stealer trojan worm
Behaviour
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Adds Run key to start application
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Family: Phorphiex, Phorpiex
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
178.16.54.109
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
f116c0400a9cd5d5629bdf6453cabaa4f1715a042d4efd6e5882f30f6642c1aa
MD5 hash:
84723ecd740f5600c7d53eb17af748fe
SHA1 hash:
4a580fc0decf1c7e3496f86ca9f31794c6f18e6e
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:shellcode
Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns
Rule name:VECT_Ransomware
Author:Mustafa Bakhit
Description:Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.

File information


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Web download

Phorpiex

Executable exe f116c0400a9cd5d5629bdf6453cabaa4f1715a042d4efd6e5882f30f6642c1aa

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Phorpiex
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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